Sol Cubano Cuban Cabinet No. 2

Sol Cubano blends are the workhorses of cigars. They're priced right and offer exceptional quality, day after day. But the new Cuban Cabinet blend definitely takes things up a notch. The latte colored vitola is perhaps the most visually impressive of this month's offerings. Its choice Ecuadorian Habano wrapper glistens with oil. Leathery and supple to the touch, the Sol Cubano Cuban Cabinet is heavy in the hand, making it a pleasure to hold as well as gaze at. Manufactured in Esteli, Nicaragua, each is generously filled with a masterly blended Nicaraguan and Honduran Cuban-seed filler combo. The result is a complex smoke that's medium to full-bodied. Panel members noted a spicy earthiness up front but found it tempered by a long, leathery finish. Midway through, the flavor of the cigar became notably more robust and the spicy flavor more intense. This beauty is so rich it's almost decadent. Match with an oaken XO cognac.